In this in-depth interview, Murat Karayılan, reflects on the harrowing battle against ISIS in Kurdistan. He recounts how the guerrilla and the YPG saved the population in Şengal and the courageous resistance in Kobanê. Karayılan reveals untold stories of the young men and women who took on ISIS, securing freedom and safety—not only for the region but for the world
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Reportage on the social-ecological life in Rojava, and the effects of winter 2023-2024 Turkish attacks on the region. The revolutionary process in Rojava, based on the pillars of grassroots democracy, women’s liberation and social-ecology, is progressing. At the same time the Turkish stats is threatening it with continuous war, killing of civilians and political representatives,
Brochure: We will defend this life, we will resist on this land Read More »
In order to understand the history of mankind more deeply and to examine the origins of patriarchy and to analyze important changes in society, we must go far back in history. For this purpose, the science of women and life – Jineoloji – examines various mythologies that were of great importance before the emergence of
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What is a cooperative? As the name suggests, a cooperative is about an cooperation. People cooperate instead of competing against each other. An Internationalist from the Commune is describing his experiences and insights into the economical works in Rojava and touching fundamental questions about another way of economy, one that is part of a Democratic
Germans comrades writing about the history of resistance in central Europe and today’s Germany. their search for this almost lost quest is inspired by the Kurdish freedom movement. The text is first published in the Kurdistan Report. “Your revenge for the long history of wars and annihilation the Germans caused, must be to organize and
The way to Rojava – A way back to your own history Read More »
Originally published on Komun Academy by Meral Çiçek Had he lived long enough, he would have just celebrated his 61st birthday. On November 25th, 1957, he was born in California, far away from his native homeland. Likewise, his father had been born far away from his family’s country of origin. Despite being among the third or
Arabs, Kurds, Armenians: Memoirs of an Armenian in the Bekaa Valley Read More »
A global problem means a global fight and makes internationalism necessary. But what does internationalism mean in a revolutionary sense? What does it mean for women? Women`s struggles have always been internationalist. What we have in common, is something that is hard to explain with words. It is the feeling we have when we see,
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We asked the people of Rojava for their opinion about German weapon deliveries to Turkey and the role of the company “Rheinmetall”. The people directly ask the workers of Rheinmetall to stop working “until no one is working anymore in these factories”. This said Baran from Derik, he continues: “We strongly condemn this. Why? Because
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